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Redox imaging using genetically encoded redox indicators in zebrafish and mice

  • Michael O. Breckwoldt EMAIL logo , Christine Wittmann , Thomas Misgeld , Martin Kerschensteiner and Clemens Grabher EMAIL logo
From the journal Biological Chemistry

Abstract

Redox signals have emerged as important regulators of cellular physiology and pathology. The advent of redox imaging in vertebrate systems now provides the opportunity to dynamically visualize redox signaling during development and disease. In this review, we summarize recent advances in the generation of genetically encoded redox indicators (GERIs), introduce new redox imaging strategies, and highlight key publications in the field of vertebrate redox imaging. We also discuss the limitations and future potential of in vivo redox imaging in zebrafish and mice.


Corresponding authors: Michael O. Breckwoldt, Department of Neuroradiology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany, e-mail: ; and Clinical Cooperation Unit Neuroimmunology and Brain Tumor Immunology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany; and Clemens Grabher, Karlsruhe Institute für Technologie (KIT), Institut für Toxikologie und Genetik (ITG), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, D-76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany, e-mail:
aThese authors contributed equally to this article.

Acknowledgments

M.O.B. acknowledges the support provided by a physician-scientist fellowship of the Medical Faculty, University of Heidelberg. C.W. was supported by a Helmholtz joint project initiative between KIT and DKFZ. C.G. was supported by a Marie Curie International Reintegration Grant within the 7th European Community Framework Program (PIRG07-GA-2010-267552). Further thanks go to Heidelberg-Karlsruhe Research Bridge (HeiKa) for the financial support given to C.G. within the synthetic biology platform. C.G., T.M., and M.K. are supported by the DFG Priority Program ‘Dynamics of thiol-based redox switches in cellular physiology’ (SPP1710).

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Received: 2014-12-3
Accepted: 2015-1-26
Published Online: 2015-1-29
Published in Print: 2015-5-1

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